The interview follows:
Q: What was it about
the site that made it one you wanted to attack?
The large number of
the site’s sub domains and some other factors [were the reasons to
pick that site]. Prior to concentrating our effort on a certain
website, our intention was to embark on a project for the Iranian new
year; with God’s help and support we managed to get hold of the
whole server in less than a week and despite the fact that it was a
specific site server and was only supporting one site, which was
making it difficult to work on it, our endeavor and dedication paid
off and we managed to bring an smile to our friends and loved ones
faces and make the almighty God happy.
Q: What would you say about the quality of the site?
In response to your
question, I must say that there are lots of well placed friends who
can give advice and help the servers and site admins regarding the
site security, but one thing for sure is that if you don’t have
enough experience in the field of hacking, you will never be immune
against the risks and threats that the infiltrators [hackers] can
cause for you.
Q: The message you put
up on the site has been reported around the world, will you be doing
this type of attack again in the future?
Yes. Rest assured that
we are always willing to show Iran’s power in cyber space to the
global audience. God willing, there will be lot more projects to come
[from us] in future, but I’d rather not to mention any of them yet.
Q: Why did you decide
on the image – was it something just for that defacement or will
you use it again?
No, we put that image,
because it was specifically related to this project and by doing so
we wanted to show the cruelties of the Israelis to the world. There
are more disturbing images which we are intending to use in future.
Q: Will you be
attacking other universities - it has caused quite a reaction!
Nothing has been
decided yet, but It is likely that we will penetrate a few Israeli
and American universities in a near future as well, which I hope God
will help us to carry out our mission.
Q: You have highlighted
the Iranian hacking community to the world, do you have any advice
for other hackers at all?
To some extent, there
are other friends amongst the Iranian teams who are more experienced
than me, the most prominent of them Ashiyane security team and I am
so humbled to give advice in their presence, but in order to progress
in the world of hacking you need to be inventive and take your time
and do things the right way. Unfortunately, we are increasingly
witnessing that some friends against the rules [code of conduct],
they concentrate their efforts to attack the Iranian sites and
servers which is disturbing.
Q: Where did you learn
your skills – what are the best teams for this?
Initially, I started by
following the links of the sites hacked by the Iranian teams,
particularly Ashiyane. It was fascinating to find out how they can
penetrate the sites, but I entered the world of hacking with the
guidance of my Master, Mr. Elyas Maleki and through his guidance I
succeeded to progress to a degree that as it stands I can have
something to say in the world of hacking and security. Ashiyane was
the only team that I worked with officially and I have never worked
in any other team and I am very proud of being loyal to Ashiyane
team.
In my opinion the top
three teams in Iran of which Ashiyane is the most important of them
are as follows:
- Ashiyane Security Team
- Exploiter
- Iranian Dark Coders Team
